Paul Goldschmidt leads Diamondbacks past the Cubs

Diamondbacks' Ender Inciarte (5) and Aaron Hill (2) greet Paul Goldschmidt after they scored on a three run double by Miguel Montero (26) in the 5th inning of their MLB game Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz.(Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Recap: Paul Goldschmidt reached base in each of his five trips to the plate, the last of which resulted in a mammoth two-run home run, as the Diamondbacks cruised to a victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday evening at Chase Field.

Miguel Montero's bases-clearing double off Cubs LHP Travis Wood gave the Diamondbacks the lead for good in a four-run fifth.

Diamondbacks LHP Wade Miley did not appear to have his best stuff but he worked out of a couple of jams and posted a quality start, giving up three runs in seven innings.

Unstoppable force: The Cubs had no answers for Goldschmidt, who had three hits and two walks, the second time this season he reached base five times.

He walked twice and singled against Wood, lined a double to left against RHP Carlos Villanueva and crushed a home run off LHP Zac Rosscup that went perhaps 10 rows deep in left-center field.

"You try to get a good pitch to hit and hit it hard," Goldschmidt said. "I got ahead in the count (against Rosscup) and was able to get a fastball right there and hit it hard. As a hitter, you try to have good at-bats and sometimes it's being aggressive and sometimes it's patient. Just depends."

Ender's catch:A night after delivering what might have been a game-saving catch, CF Ender Inciarte again made a huge play that kept runs off the board.

With one run in, two runners aboard and one out in the first inning, Inciarte raced to the wall to track down a drive off the bat of Wellington Castillo. Right beside the 407-foot sign, he turned and jumped to make the catch.

"You go back and look at games, how they're won or lost, and plays like that are exactly what you look at," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "That's one of the things you can do and he did a heck of a job for us."

In the eighth inning on Friday night, Inciarte took extra-bases away from the Cubs' Anthony Rizzo, ranging far into left-center field to make a running catch.

Settling down: Inciarte's catch allowed Miley to limit the damage to one run in the first inning, and he gave up two more in the fourth, in which Castillo deposited a solo shot into the left-field bleachers, but that was it for the Cubs' offense.

"The offense picked me up big time early in the game and helped me kind of get through the rest of it," Miley said. "I kind of struggled early, really didn't execute pitches, but Miggy (catcher Miguel Montero) stayed with me, did a great job back there."

—Nick Piecoro

View from the press box:Goldschmidt finished second in the NL MVP voting last year with a .302 average and a .952 OPS. Two games after the All-Star Break in 2014, he's hitting .314 and his OPS is at .978. If he finishes worse than second in this year's voting, it'll be because of a more crowded field that includes Giancarlo Stanton and Troy Tulowitzki along with 2013 winner Andrew McCutchen, not a lower standard of production.

Notable: In his last start, Collmenter gave up one run in seven innings on July 9 against the Marlins. He has a 2.96 ERA in his past 24 1/3 innings. Collmenter has pitched against the Cubs five times (two starts), posting a 1.26 ERA in 14 1/3 innings. … Arrieta appears to be reaching the potential he was said to possess when he was a top prospect with the Orioles five years ago. He's had success by throwing more strikes; he has cut his walk rate from 4.0 per nine innings prior to this season to 2.5.

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (44) greets Ender Inciarte after he scored on a double by Diamondbacks left fielder David Peralta (6) in the 6th inning of their 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Arizona Diamondbacks David Peralta (6) celebrates his RBI single in the 7th inning of their 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Arizona Diamondbacks left fielder Mark Trumbo (15) argues a call with Umpire Cory Blaser in the 7th inning of their 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. Following replay Trumbo was ruled safe at second. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson (23) argues with Umpire Cory Blaser after Mark Trumbo (15) slid into second in the 7th inning of their 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. Following replay Trumbo was ruled safe at second. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks left fielder David Peralta (6) greets his teammates following their 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks left fielder David Peralta (6) greets his teammates following their 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks relief pitcher Addison Reed (43) throws in the 9th inning in their 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

The umpire crew, lead by Doug Eddings, walks onto the field as they are flanked by people dressed as stormtroopers from the "Star Wars" films on Star Wars Day as the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks shortstop Didi Gregorius (1) throws out Chicago Cubs left fielder Chris Coghlan (8) in the first inning of their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks' Ender Inciarte (5) reacts after fouling a ball off his foot in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks' Ender Inciarte (5) reacts after fouling a ball off his foot in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs in their MLB game Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Chicago Cubs' Arismendy Alcantara, right, leaves the home plate area after striking out as Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero, left, heads back to the dugout during the third inning of a baseball game on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in Phoenix. (Photo: Ross D. Franklin AP)

Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt (44) dives safely back to first as Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) snares a throw on a pick off play in the 1st inning of their MLB game Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Ender Inciarte (5) makes a catch against the center field wall on a hit by Chicago Cubs Anthony Rizzo in the 1st inning of their MLB game Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Chicago Cubs left fielder Junior Lake (21) looses his helmet as he slides safe into third on a triple in the 4th inning of their MLB game against the Diamondbacks Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (44) catches Chicago Cubs' Travis Wood (37) off base for an out in the 2nd inning of their MLB game Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt (44 beats the tag of Chicago Cubs catcher Welington Castillo (5) to )score on a single by Miguel Montero in the 3rd inning of their MLB game Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks' Ender Inciarte (5) and Aaron Hill (2) greet Paul Goldschmidt after they scored on a three run double by Miguel Montero (26) in the 5th inning of their MLB game Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks left fielder David Peralta (6) greets Miguel Montero (26) after he scored in the 5th inning of their MLB game Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks third baseman Martin Prado (14) makes a play for an out on Chicago Cubs' Junior Lake (21) in the 5th inning of their MLB game Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports)

Cubs' Arismendy Alcantara makes a force out at second on Diamondbacks' David Peralta before throwing out a runner at first for the double-play at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, July 18, 2014. (Photo: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports)

Cubs' Arismendy Alcantara makes a force out at second on Diamondbacks' David Peralta before throwing out a runner at first for the double-play at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, July 18, 2014. (Photo: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports)

Cubs' pitcher Edwin Jackson makes a tag for an out at home plate against Diamondbacks' Didi Gregorius who tried to score after a wild pitch in the fifth inning at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, July 18, 2014. (Photo: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports)

Diamondbacks' Aaron Hill catches a ball before throwing out Cubs' Arismendy Alcantara for an out at second at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, July 18, 2014. (Photo: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports)

Cubs' Anthony Rizzo high fives teammate Luis Valbuena after hitting a two-run home run against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, July 18, 2014. (Photo: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports)